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WAUSAU – The Marshfield boys basketball team suffered a 56-44 loss to Superior on Friday afternoon in the second game of the Big Rivers/Wisconsin Valley Conference Challenge at Wausau West High School.
Luke Zuiker scored 21 points to lead Marshfield, which falls to 4-4. Superior improves to 7-1.
Marshfield led 40-36 after three quarters, but the Spartans responded with a dominating 20-4 fourth quarter to grab the win.
Marshfield shot 53 percent from the field (17 of 32), but was plagued by 16 turnovers.
Marshfield returns to action Jan. 4 at home against Wausau East.
Spartans 56, Tigers 44
Superior 13 15 8 20 – 56
Marshfield 11 18 11 4 – 44
SUPERIOR (56): No statistics reported. Record: 7-1.
MARSHFIELD (44): Jeff Allison 0-0 0-0 0, Mack Scheppler 1-2 0-0 2, Isaac Accola 2-4 0-0 4, Matt Oestreich 1-3 2-2 5, Luke Zuiker 9-13 0-1 21, Caleb Alexander 0-0 0-0 0, Tanner Dennis-Brown 0-2 0-1 0, Alex Strege 4-8 3-3 12. FG: 17-32. FT: 5-7. 3-pointers: 5-12 (Zuiker 3-6, Strege 1-3, Oestreich 1-1, Accola 0-1, Scheppler 0-1). Rebounds: 20 (Dennis-Brown 9). Record: 4-4.